HANSEN MEDICAL NON-CME ACTIVITIES AT VEITHsymposium
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2010
6:30 am - 8:30 am

A Breakfast Session for Potential Future Investigators

 

Breakfast Symposium:  Endovascular Robotics:  The Unveiling of a New Era?
Saturday, November 20, 2010 | 6:30am – 8:30am
Hilton New York | Conference Room A, Concourse Level

Co-chairs
Nicholas J. Cheshire, MD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
Imperial College
Head of Cardiac & Vascular Division
St. Mary’s Hospital
London, United Kingdom

Alan B. Lumsden, MD
Medical Director
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Professor and Chairman
Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas

This breakfast session is intended for endovascular specialists interested in participating in potential post-market studies using Hansen Medical’s flexible robotic technology.

Come hear about new techniques, initial experiences and the future of robotic catheter technology from some of the world’s top leaders in vascular interventions.

– Overview of flexible robotics in endovascular interventions

– Preclinical and clinical endovascular work performed with Hansen’s robotic catheter technology

– Initial clinical experience with Hansen’s new vascular robotic catheter system

 

 

PRESENTATIONS

 
   
Pushing the Limits of Aortic Interventions and Developing New Techniques  
The evidence for flexible robotics: In-vitro experience
          Nick Cheshire, MD
 
In-vivo studies using flexible robotics in the aorta
          Celia Riga, MD
 
   
Initial Clinical Experience with a New Vascular Robotic Catheter System  
New vascular system and preclinical study overview
          Jean Bismuth, MD
 
First-in-man study with a new vascular robotic catheter system
          Jean Bismuth, MD and Milenko Stankovic, MD
 
   
The Future of Endovascular Robotics  
The point of view of a cardiovascular surgeon
          Borut Gersak, MD
 
Integrated imaging and robotic navigation:  Just what the doctor ordered?
          Alan Lumsden, MD